Guatemala vs US Virgin Islands
Guatemala is 315 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Guatemala about 315 times.
GuatemalaUS Virgin IslandsGuatemala moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 315× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Guatemala | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 103,792 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Guatemala bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Guatemala is 315 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Guatemala?
- About 315 times: Guatemala has 315× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Guatemala and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guatemala or US Virgin Islands?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 103,792. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².